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SUMMARY:Lottocracy: Democracy Without Election
DESCRIPTION:Alex Guerrero\, Rutgers University\, presents the Department of Philosophy’s Annual Sprague & Taylor Guest Lecture. \nDemocracy is in trouble. What is going wrong? What should we do? In this talk\, Alex Guerrero argues that\, perhaps surprisingly\, the problem is with the heart of modern democracy: the election. Elections are failing as accountability mechanisms. Elections provide powerful short-term incentives\, leading elected politicians to downplay long-term catastrophic concerns. Elections create division where none need exist. The most powerful among us take advantage of this to control who is elected\, what policies are enacted\, and which problems are ignored. What should we do? Guerrero suggests that we should move past the fatalist\, Churchillian shrug (“the worst system\, except for all the others that have been tried”) and try a new form of democracy: lottocracy. Lottocratic systems include many new elements\, but the most striking is the shift from using elected representatives to using representatives selected through lottery. The talk presents and defends lottocracy as an alternative political system worth taking seriously.
URL:https://www.brooklyn.edu/event/lottocracy-democracy-without-election/
LOCATION:Library\, Room 150\, Woody Tanger Auditorium
CATEGORIES:Philosophy,School of Humanities and Social Sciences
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SUMMARY:Animal Salvation
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Andrew Arlig\, Philosophy\, Brooklyn College \nVisit LAMEM
URL:https://www.brooklyn.edu/event/animal-salvation/
LOCATION:2405 Boylan\, Costas Library
CATEGORIES:Academics,Late Antique-Medieval-Early Modern Faculty Working Group (LAMEM),Philosophy,School of Humanities and Social Sciences
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SUMMARY:The U.S. Declaration of Independence at 250 Years: Critical Perspectives From American Philosophy
DESCRIPTION:As the U.S. Declaration of Independence marks 250 years\, American society is in political and intellectual turmoil over its guiding ideals: life\, liberty\, and the pursuit of happiness. There are related conflicts over issues such as democracy\, justice\, race\, immigration\, gender identities\, women’s rights\, and the environment. Do American philosophical traditions afford ways to interpret these ideals? Can they help us understand\, diagnose\, and resolve these conflicts? \nSpeakers include: \n\nKim Díaz\, assistant professor of philosophy\, El Paso Community College. From 2015 to 2025\,  Díaz served as director of the Shadows to Light project for the Philosophic Systems Institute\, where she taught philosophy and mindfulness to returning citizens for the United States Department of Justice. She is the managing editor for the Inter-American Journal of Philosophy\, coeditor of the Philosophy of the Americas Reader: From the Popol Vuh to the Present (2021)\, and coeditor of the forthcoming book Building Bridges Between Latin American and Indian Philosophies.\nJose-Antonio Orosco\, professor of philosophy\, Oregon State University. Orosco specializes in social and political philosophy\, particularly democratic theory\, multiculturalism\, social movements\, and global justice. He teaches classes in American philosophy\, Latino/a and Latin American thought\, and peace and justice studies. He is author of Cesar Chavez and the Common Sense of Nonviolence (2008)\, Toppling the Melting Pot: Immigration and Multiculturalism in American Pragmatism (2016)\, and Star Trek’s Philosophy of Peace and Justice (2022).\n\nModerated by Professor Daniel Campos\, Philosophy. The event is sponsored by the Ethyle R. Wolfe Institute for the Humanities\, the Jay Newman Chair Fund\, and the Department of Philosophy at Brooklyn College. \nRSVP Today
URL:https://www.brooklyn.edu/event/the-u-s-declaration-of-independence-at-250-years-critical-perspectives-from-american-philosophy/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Ethyle R. Wolfe Institute for the Humanities,Philosophy,School of Humanities and Social Sciences
ORGANIZER;CN="Ethyle R. Wolfe Institute for the Humanities":MAILTO:wolfe@brooklyn.cuny.edu
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SUMMARY:New Books by BC Faculty Series: "The Pursuit of Success: A Philosophical Examination of Happiness\, Well-Being\, and Meaning in Life"
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we celebrate Professor Christine Vitrano’s The Pursuit of Success: A Philosophical Examination of Happiness\, Well-Being\, and Meaning in Life. \nThe book addresses our misguided assumptions about success\, which have led us to relentlessly pursue external goods and achievements at the expense of our own happiness. Vitrano defends the view that the key to living successfully is to find happiness\, arguing that everything else we typically associate with success is important only insofar as it contributes to happiness. She proposes that just as it is a mistake to associate success with external goods like wealth and material possessions\, it is also a mistake to place restrictions on how one finds happiness in life. \nChristine Vitrano is professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy at Brooklyn College\, CUNY. She is author of numerous articles and books\, including The Nature and Value of Happiness\, and Happiness and Goodness: Philosophical Reflections on Living Well\, which was co-written with Steven M. Cahn. Her latest book\, The Pursuit of Success: Philosophical Reflections on Happiness\, Well-being and Meaning in Life\, examines what it means to live a successful life.
URL:https://www.brooklyn.edu/event/new-books-by-bc-faculty-series-the-pursuit-of-success-a-philosophical-examination-of-happiness-well-being-and-meaning-in-life/
LOCATION:Room 411 Brooklyn College Library
CATEGORIES:Ethyle R. Wolfe Institute for the Humanities,Philosophy,School of Humanities and Social Sciences
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SUMMARY:New Books by BC Faculty Series: The Fruitfulness of Normative Concepts
DESCRIPTION:Join Associate Professor of Philosophy Professor Matthew Lindauer for a conversation on his important recent book\, The Fruitfulness of Normative Concepts. Can philosophical concepts do real work in improving our world? Should we\, when evaluating competing understandings of concepts like “justice” and “solidarity\,” take into account whether these different understandings can help us to fight injustice and promote solidarity between people? In The Fruitfulness of Normative Concepts\, Lindauer argues that the answer to both questions is an emphatic “yes.” In doing so\, it provides a bold new defense of a tight relationship between theory and practice. Drawing on cutting-edge scientific research\, the book also demonstrates that we now have the tools to evaluate the practical value of normative concepts.
URL:https://www.brooklyn.edu/event/new-books-by-bc-faculty-series-the-fruitfulness-of-normative-concepts/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Ethyle R. Wolfe Institute for the Humanities,Philosophy,School of Humanities and Social Sciences
ORGANIZER;CN="Ethyle R. Wolfe Institute for the Humanities":MAILTO:wolfe@brooklyn.cuny.edu
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SUMMARY:Sheila '46 and Wilbur Liebson Ethics Colloquium: Understanding Your True Self
DESCRIPTION:Join Yale University’s experimental philosopher Joshua Knobe for a mind-bending discussion on how people decide who they really are deep down. This talk dives into the psychology and philosophy of identity\, emotion\, and moral judgment. This event is being cosponsored by the Wolfe Institute.
URL:https://www.brooklyn.edu/event/sheila-46-and-wilbur-liebson-ethics-colloquium-understanding-your-true-self/
LOCATION:Library\, Room 150\, Woody Tanger Auditorium
CATEGORIES:Ethyle R. Wolfe Institute for the Humanities,Philosophy
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SUMMARY:Annual Sprague and Taylor Lecture\, Department of Philosophy: “Understanding Privacy”
DESCRIPTION:S. Matthew Liao\, Arthur Zitrin Professor of Bioethics and director of the Center for Bioethics at New York University\, will deliver this year’s annual Sprague and Taylor Lecture. Professor Liao’s lecture\, “Understanding Privacy\,” will be of great interest to everyone who is concerned about the erosion of privacy in this digital age. In an era defined by unprecedented technological connectivity\, we face mounting challenges to personal privacy. Our smartphones track our movements and behaviors\, workplace surveillance monitors everything from keystrokes to facial expressions\, and public spaces are increasingly subject to constant surveillance through CCTV and facial recognition systems. These technological advances raise fundamental questions about the nature and protection of privacy and its protection. Liao will offer a fresh perspective on privacy\, providing a comprehensive framework for understanding what privacy is\, why it matters\, and how it should be protected.
URL:https://www.brooklyn.edu/event/annual-sprague-and-taylor-lecture-department-of-philosophy-understanding-privacy/
LOCATION:Student Center\, Room 400\, Jefferson-Williams Room
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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